No publication ban in Magnotta murder trial: judge

Sue Montgomery, THE GAZETTE07.22.2014

In this file photo, Luka Magnotta is shown in an artist’s sketch in a Montreal court on March 13, 2013. Lawyers in the Luka Magnotta murder trial were in Quebec Superior Court Monday, July 21, 2014, to argue various motions presented by the defence.

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MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled Monday that there will be no publication ban on evidence presented at the upcoming murder trial of Luka Magnotta.

Lawyers in the case were in court Monday to argue various motions by the defence.

A temporary publication ban on the motions prevents the media from reporting their contents until Justice Guy Cournoyer rules on them. The hearings will continue on Tuesday.

Magnotta is charged with first-degree murder in the May 25, 2012 death of Lin Jun, a 33-year-old Chinese national who was studying engineering at Concordia University.

Magnotta, 31, sat in the prisoner’s box Monday, listening to the procedure. His hair was shaved close to his head and he appeared much heavier than when he was arrested two years ago.

His trial is set to begin Sept. 8. Besides the first-degree murder charge, he is also accused of committing an indignity to a body, publishing obscene material, criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other MPs, and mailing indecent and obscene material.

No publication ban in Magnotta murder trial: judge

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